THE BIHAR AND ORISSA COURT-FEES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922
(Bihar and Orissa Act 2 of 1922)
[Dated 21st August, 1922]
An Act to amend the Court-Fees Act, 1870
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Court-fees Act, 1870 in its application to the Province of Bihar [and Orissa] in the manner hereinafter appearing;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Bihar and Orissa Court-Fees (Amendment) Act, 1922.
(2) It extends to the whole of Bihar [and Orissa] including the Santhal Parganas.
(3) It shall come into force on the twenty-fourth day of August, 1922.
2. Amendment of section 4. - In paragraph 3 of section 4 of the Court-fees Act 1870 as amended by subsequent legislation and hereinafter called the principal Act, for the word "two" shall be substituted the word "one".
3. Amendment of section 7. - In clause (a) of section 7 (v) of the principal Act. for the word "ten" shall be substituted the word "twenty" and in clause (b) of the said section for the word "five" shall be substituted the word "ten".
4. Amendment of section 17. - In section 17 of the principal Act, after the words "of appeal" in both places where they occur the words "or of cross-objection" shall be inserted.
5. Amendment of section 18. - In section 18 of the principal Act, for the words "a fee of eight annas" the words "a fee of twelve annas" shall be substituted.
6. Amendment of section 19. - In item (viii) of section 19 of the principal Act, for the words "one thousand rupees" the words "two thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
7. Amendment of Article 1 of Schedule I. - (1) In Article 1 of Schedule I of the principal Act, for the entry in the first column the following entry shall be substituted, namely:-
(1) Plaint, written statement, pleading, a set-off or counter-claim or memorandum of appeal or of cross objection, not otherwise provided for in this Act, presented to any Civil or Revenue Court except those mentioned in section 3."
(2) For the "proper fees" set out in the third column of the said Schedule I and shown opposite Article 1 in Schedule A of this Act, the "proper fees" shown against them in the second column of the said Schedule A shall be substituted.
(3) The proviso in Article 1 of the said Schedule I shall be omitted.
8. Amendment of Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Schedule I. - For the "proper fees" set out in Schedule 1 of the principal Act for Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 and shown in Schedule A of this Act, the "proper fees" shown against them in the second column of the said Schedule A shall be substituted.
9. Amendment of Article 11 of Schedule I. - For the entries above the proviso in the second column and for the entries in the third column, in Article 11 of Schedule I of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"When the amount or value of the property in respect of which the grant of probate or letters is made exceeds two thousand rupees, on such amount or value up to ten thousand rupees, Two per centum.
and
where such amount or value exceeds ten thousand rupees, on the portion of such amount or value exceeds ten thousand rupees, on the portion of such amount or value which is in excess of ten thousand rupees up to fifty thousand rupees, Three per centum.
and
when such amount or value exceeds fifty thousand rupees, on the portion of such amount or value which is in excees of fifty thousand rupees up to one lakh of rupees, Four per centum.
and
when such amount or value exceeds a lakh of rupees, on the portion of such amount or value which is in excess of one lakh of rupees. Five per centum.
10. Amendment of Article 12 of Schedule I. - For the entry in the second column of Article 2 of Schedule I of the principal Act, and for the first paragraph in the third column of the said Article, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"When the amount or value of any debt or security specified in the certificate under section 8 of the Act exceeds one thousand rupees on such amount or value up to ten thousand rupees, Two per centum, and on the amount or value of any debt or security to which the certificate is extended under section 10 of the Act, three per centum.
and
when such amount or value exceeds ten thousand rupees, on the portion of such amount or value which is in excess of ten thousand rupees up to fifty thousand rupees, Three per centum, and on the amount or value of any debt or security to which the certificate is extended under section 10 of the Act, four-and-a-half per centum.
and
when such amount or value exceeds fifty thousand rupees, on the portion of such amount or value which is in excess of fifty thousand rupees up to one lakh of rupees. Four per centum, and on the amount or value of any debt or security to which the certificate is extended under section 10 of the Act six per centum.
and
when such amount or value exceeds a lakh of rupees, on the portion of such amount or value which is in excess of on lakh of rupees. Five per centum, and on the amount or value of any debt or security to which the certificate is extended under section 10 of the Act, seven-and-a-half per centum."
11. Amendment of table of rates in Schedule I. - For the table of rates of ad valorem fees annexed to Schedule I of the principal Act, the table set forth in Schedule B of this Act shall be substituted.
12 Amendment of Schedule II. - In the first column of the said Schedule II after the words "memorandum of appeal" in Articles 5,11,17,20 and 21 the words "or of cross-objection" shall be inserted.
(2) For the "proper fees" set out in the said Schedule II, and shown in Schedule G of this Act, the "proper fees" shown against them in the second column of the said Schedule C shall be substituted.
13. Exemption of certain probates, letters of administration and certificates. - Nothing in this Act shall apply to any probates, letters of administration or certificate under the Succession Certificate Act, 1889 in respect of which the fee payable under the law for the time being in force has been paid prior to the commencement of this Act, but which have not issued.
Schedule A
Proper fees set out in Schedule I of the principal Act. Proper fees to be substituted.
Tweleve annas ...One rupee
Five rupees Seven rupees and eight annas.
Ten rupees ...Fifteen rupees
Article 1 ... Fifteen rupees ...Twenty two rupees and eight annas
Twenty rupees ...Thirty rupees.
Twenty-five rupees ...Thirty seven rupees and eight annas.
Four annas ... Six annas.
Article 6 Eight annas. ... Twelve annas.
One rupee ... One rupee and eight annas.
Eight annas ... Twelve annas.
Article 7 ... One rupee ... One rupee and eight annas.
...Four rupees ... Six rupees.
The amount of duty chargeable One and a half times the amount
Article 8 ... on the original ... of the duty chargeable on the original
Eight annas ... Twelve annas.
Article 9 ...Eight annas Twelve annas.
Schedule B
Table of Rates of Ad Valorem Fees Leviable on the Institution of Suits.
When the amount or value of the subject-matter exceeds But does not exceed Proper fee
Rs. Rs. Rs. a. p.
- 5 0 6 0
5 10 0 12 0
10 15 1 2 0
15 20 1 8 0
20 25 1 14 0
25 30 2 4 0
30 35 2 10 0
35 40 3 0 0
40 45 3 6 0
45 50 3 12 0
50 55 4 2 0
55 60 4 8 0
60 65 4 14 0
65 70 5 4 0
70 75 5 10 0
75 80 6 0 0
80 85 6 6 0
85 90 6 12 0
90 95 7 2 0
95 100 7 8 0
100 110 8 8 0
110 120 9 8 0
120 130 10 8 0
130 140 11 8 0
140 150 12 8 0
150 160 13 8 0
160 170 14 8 0
170 180 15 8 0
180 190 16 8 0
190 200 17 8 0
200 210 18 8 0
210 220 19 8 0
220 230 20 8 0
230 240 21 8 0
240 250 22 8 0
250 260 23 8 0
260 270 24 8 0
270 280 25 8 0
280 290 26 8 0
290 300 27 8 0
300 310 28 8 0
310 320 29 8 0
320 330 30 8 0
330 340 31 8 0
340 350 32 8 0
350 360 33 8 0
360 370 34 8 0
370 380 35 8 0
380 390 36 8 0
390 400 37 8 0
400 410 38 8 0
410 420 39 8 0
420 430 40 8 0
430 440 41 8 0
440 450 42 8 0
450 460 43 8 0
460 470 44 8 0
470 480 45 8 0
480 490 46 8 0
490 500 47 8 0
500 510 48 8 0
510 520 49 8 0
520 530 50 8 0
530 540 51 8 0
540 550 52 8 0
550 560 53 8 0
560 570 54 8 0
570 580 55 8 0
580 590 56 8 0
590 600 57 8 0
600 610 58 8 0
610 620 59 8 0
620 630 60 8 0
630 640 61 8 0
640 650 62 8 0
650 660 63 8 0
660 670 64 8 0
670 680 65 8 0
680 690 66 8 0
690 700 67 8 0
700 710 68 8 0
710 720 69 8 0
720 730 70 8 0
730 740 71 8 0
740 750 72 8 0
750 760 73 8 0
760 770 74 8 0
770 780 75 8 0
780 790 76 8 0
790 800 77 8 0
800 810 78 8 0
810 820 79 8 0
820 830 80 8 0
830 840 81 8 0
840 850 82 8 0
850 860 83 8 0
860 870 84 8 0
870 880 85 8 0
880 890 86 8 0
890 900 87 8 0
900 910 88 8 0
910 920 89 8 0
920 930 90 8 0
930 940 91 8 0
940 950 92 9 0
950 960 93 8 0
960 970 94 8 0
970 980 95 8 0
980 990 96 8 0
990 1000 97 8 0
1000 1100 105 8 0
1100 1200 112 8 0
1200 1300 120 8 0
1300 1400 127 8 0
1400 1500 135 0 0
1500 1600 142 8 0
1600 1700 150 0 0
1700 1800 157 8 0
1800 1900 165 0 0
1900 2000 172 8 0
2000 2100 180 0 0
2100 2200 187 8 0
2200 2300 195 0 0
2300 2400 202 8 0
2400 2500 210 0 0
2500 2600 217 8 0
2600 2700 225 0 0
2700 2800 232 8 0
2800 2900 240 0 0
2900 3000 247 8 0
3000 3100 255 0 0
3100 3200 262 8 0
3200 3300 270 0 0
3300 3400 277 8 0
3400 3500 285 0 0
3500 3600 292 8 0
3600 3700 300 0 0
3700 3800 307 8 0
3800 3900 315 8 0
3900 4000 322 0 0
4000 4100 330 0 0
4100 4200 337 8 0
4200 4300 345 0 0
4300 4400 352 8 0
4400 4500 360 0 0
4500 4600 367 8 0
4600 4700 375 0 0
4700 4800 382 8 0
4800 4900 390 0 0
4900 5000 397 8 0
5000 5250 412 8 0
5250 5500 427 8 0
5500 5750 442 8 0
5750 6000 357 8 0
6000 6250 472 8 0
6250 6500 487 8 0
6500 6750 502 8 0
6750 7000 517 8 0
7000 7250 532 8 0
7250 7500 547 8 0
7500 7750 562 8 0
7750 8000 577 8 0
8000 8250 592 8 0
8250 8500 607 8 0
8500 8750 622 8 0
8750 9000 687 8 0
9000 9200 652 8 0
9250 9500 667 8 0
9500 9750 682 8 0
9750 10000 697 8 0
10000 10500 720 0 0
10500 11000 742 8 0
11000 11500 765 0 0
11500 12000 787 8 0
12000 12500 810 0 0
12500 13000 832 8 0
13000 13500 855 0 0
13500 14000 877 8 0
14000 14500 900 0 0
14500 15000 922 8 0
15000 15500 945 0 0
15500 16000 967 8 0
16000 16500 990 0 0
16500 17000 1012 8 0
17000 17500 1035 0 0
17500 18000 1057 8 0
18000 18500 1080 0 0
18500 19000 1102 8 0
19000 19500 1125 0 0
19500 20000 1147 8 0
20000 21000 11,77 8 0
21000 22000 1207 8 0
22000 23000 1237 8 0
23000 24000 1267 8 0
24000 25000 1297 8 0
25000 26000 1327 8 0
26000 27000 1357 8 0
27000 28 1387 8 0
28000 29000 1417 8 0
29000 30000 1447 8 0
30000 32000 1477 8 0
32000 34000 1507 8 0
34000 36000 1537 8 0
36000 38000 1567 8 0
38000 40000 1597 8 0
40000 42000 1627 8 0
42000 44000 1657 8 0
44000 46000 1687 8 0
46000 48000 1717 8 0
48000 50000 1747 8 0
50000 55000 1785 0 0
55000 60000 1822 8 0
60000 65000 1860 0 0
65000 70000 1897 0 0
70000 75000 1935 0 0
75000 80000 1972 8 0
80000 85000 2010 0 0
85000 90000 2047 8 0
90000 95000 2085 0 0
95000 1,00,000 2122 8 0
1,00,000 1,05,000 2160 0 0
1,05,000 1,10,000 2197 8 0
1,10,000 1,15,000 2285 0 0
1,15,000 1,20,000 2272 8 0
1,20,000 1,25,000 2310 0 0
1,25,000 1,30,000 2347 8 0
1,30,000 1,35,000 2385 0 0
1,35,000 1,40,000 2422 8 0
1,40,000 1,45,000 2460 0 0
1,45,000 1,50,000 2497 8 0
1,50,000 1,55,000 2535 0 0
1,55,000 1,60,000 2572 8 0
1,60,000 1,65,000 2610 0 0
1,65,000 1,70,000 2617 8 0
1,70,000 1,75,000 2685 0 0
1,75,000 1,80,000 2722 8 0
1,80,000 1,85,000 2760 0 0
1,85,000 1,90,000 2797 8 0
1,90,000 1,95,000 2135 0 0
1,95,000 2,00,000 2172 8 0
2,00,000 2,05,000 2910 0 0
and the fee increases at the rate of thirty-seven rupees eight annas for every five thousand rupees or part thereof, for example, when the amount or value of the subject-matter exceeds-
Rs. Rs.
3,00,000 ..... 3660
4,00,000 ..... 4410
5,00,000 ..... 5160
6,00,000 ..... 5910
7,00,000 ..... 6660
8,00,000 ..... 7410
9,00,000 ..... 8160
10,00,000 ..... 8910
11,00,000 ..... 9660
Schedule C
[See Section 12(4) of the Bihar and Orissa Court-fees (Amendment) Act, 1922.]
Proper fees set out in Schedule II of the Principal Act
Proper fee to be substituted
One anna ... Two annas.
Eight annas ... Twelve annas.
Article 1... One rupee ... One rupee and eight annas.
Two rupees ... Three rupees.
Article 1-A... Twelve annas in addition to any fee levied on the application under clause(a), clause (b) or clause (d) of Article 1 of the Schedule. ... One rupee in addition to any fee levied on the application under clause (a), clause (b) or clause (d) of Article 1 of this Schedule.
Eight annas ... One rupee.
Article 10... One rupee ... Two rupees.
Two rupees ... Three rupees.
Eight annas ... One rupee.
Article 11... Two rupees ... Four rupees.
Article 12... Five rupees ... Ten rupees.
Article 14... Five rupees ... Ten rupees.
Articles 17,18 & 19... Ten rupees ... Fifteen rupees.
Articles 20 & 21... Twenty rupees ... Thirty rupees.
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